Tex. Occ. Code § 2023.003 · Subchapter A. REGULATION, SUPERVISION, AND LICENSING RELATING TO HORSE RACING AND GREYHOUND RACING
OTHER LICENSING AND REGULATION: RULES AND FEES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The commission may adopt rules for the licensing and regulation of races and workouts at tracks that do not offer pari-mutuel wagering and for workouts at training facilities to secure past performances and workouts to:
(1) protect the health, safety, and welfare of race animals and participants in racing;
(2) safeguard the interest of the general public; and
(3) promote the orderly conduct of racing in this state.
(b) The commission may charge an annual fee for licensing and regulating a track that does not offer pari-mutuel wagering or a training facility in a reasonable amount that may not exceed the actual cost of enforcing rules adopted for the licensing and regulation of races and workouts at such a facility.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 963 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2019.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.2023.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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